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1081 Etymology dictionary, p. revote (v.).2
also re-vote, "to vote again or a second time," by 1865, from re- "back, again" + vote (v.). Related: Revoted; revoting .
1082 Etymology dictionary, p. runoff (n.).2
… most votes in the previous, undecided election is attested by 1910, American English.
1083 Etymology dictionary, p. scrutiny (n.).2
… the votes in an election to an office or dignity" (according to OED, "Now chiefly in Canon Law"), from Late Latin scrutinium "a search, inquiry" (in Medieval Latin, "a …
1084 Etymology dictionary, p. solid (adj.).5
… in voting; solid in this sense (in reference to New York) is by 1855. Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; the meaning "employing printed circuits …
1085 Etymology dictionary, p. split (v.).3
… of "vote for candidates from opposing parties in an election with more than one contest" is attested from 1842. To split hairs "make too-nice distinctions" is …
1086 Etymology dictionary, p. straw (n.).5
Straw poll "vote taken without previous notice or at a casual gathering" is from 1932; earlier straw vote (1866). Straw hat, one made of woven or plaited straw, is attested mid-15c. ( strawen hattis ).
1087 Etymology dictionary, p. suffrage (n.).2
… , ballot, vote cast in an assembly; right of voting; a voting tablet," from suffragari "express public support, vote for someone."
1088 Etymology dictionary, p. suffrage (n.).5
… for or against anything" is from 1530s; specifically "a vote or voice in deciding a question or in a contest for office" by 1590s. By 1660s as "act of voting in …
1089 Etymology dictionary, p. suffragette (n.).2
"female supporter of the cause of women's voting rights," "esp. one of a violent or 'militant' type" [OED], 1906, from suffrage, with French fem. ending -ette, but not in the sense in which it was in vogue at the time.
1090 Etymology dictionary, p. suffragist (n.).2
1819, in England, short for universal suffragist (1818) "one who advocates a broad right to vote; advocate of extension of the political franchise in Britain," without regard to gender; from suffrage + -ist .
1091 Etymology dictionary, p. suffragist (n.).3
… to vote. In U.S. in 1865 negro suffragist emerged for advocates of voting rights for Blacks.
1092 Etymology dictionary, p. suffragist (n.).4
… for voting rights for women by 1867, when woman suffragist, female suffragist are attested in U.S. newspapers. In England, complete suffragists began to be …
1093 Etymology dictionary, p. theta (n.).2
eighth letter of the Greek alphabet; in ancient Greece, from Hebrew teth; originally an aspirated -t- (see th ). Written on ballots to indicate a vote for a sentence of "death" ( thanatos ), hence occasional allusive use for "death."
1094 Etymology dictionary, p. throwaway (adj.).2
… wasted votes; with reference to disposable consumer goods, attested from 1969. From the verbal phrase, attested from late 14c. in the sense "reject, cast from …
1095 Etymology dictionary, p. toff (n.).2
… with votes in the House of Lords.
1096 Etymology dictionary, p. tout (v.).2
… jobs, votes, customers, etc., to try to get them" (1731), then "praise highly in an attempt to sell" (1920). Related: Touted; touting .
1097 Etymology dictionary, p. vote (v.).1
vote (v.)
1098 Etymology dictionary, p. vote (v.).2
1550s, "give a vote to;" 1560s, "enact or establish by vote;" see vote (n.). Earlier it meant "to vow" to do something (mid-15c.). Related: Voted; voting .
1099 Etymology dictionary, p. vote (n.).1
vote (n.)
1100 Etymology dictionary, p. Xenia.2
… by vote of a town meeting, on suggestion of the Rev. Robert Armstrong to imply friendliness and hospitality.